Apr 18, 2022 Finance Committee

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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DATE APRIL 18TH ALL COULD STAND AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. >> LET'S ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENGINE FOR FOR STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> AND TODAY IN PERSON WE HAVE

MR. GLOVER LOVER HOWARD SHAW. >> I'M UNDER ONE YEAR OLD VINCENT DE JURE.

YOU SOUND. YOU CAN ONLY GET. >> YOU SHOULD HAVE RETIRED

SHOSHANNA GOOD. >> SHE SAYS NO, I MIGHT BE THE JUDGE.

I'M LEAVING EUGENE. >> MR. PRESIDENT. >> AND OF COURSE WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE MR. DAWSON JOINING US TODAY IN PERSON. GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE.

GOOD TO BE BEHEADED ONLINE. MR. SOMERVILLE, WAS MCKELLEN AND MR. FLEW ALONG I THINK NOT IN PRESENCE. WHAT IS MR. CUNNINGHAM AND MR. GERSHON RUDMAN? OH, I'M SORRY, STU THERE. MR. ROBBINS HERE AS WELL. SO ALL RIGHT.

>> LET'S MOVE ON. PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED POSTED,

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AGENDA REMOVED FROM SECOND LIKE MISS DAWSON. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- March 21, 2022]

>> LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR MARCH 21ST. 20 IF I CAN HAVE A MOTION FOR

THAT PLEASE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

>> THANK MOUSSAOUI NO SECOND BY. MR. DAWSON.

SO WITHOUT OBJECTION WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THE APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES.

SEE NO OBJECTION THOSE ARE APPROVED. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR CITIZEN COMMENT. THREE MINUTES FOR ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED.

IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT HAS RESPONDENT? NO, SIR.

YES, SIR. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY

[7. DIVISION UPDATE FROM ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, DALE BUTTS]

SEEING NONE? >> LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO NUMBER SEVEN OUR AGENDA WHICH IS OUR UPDATE FROM OUR ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DIVISION UPDATE MR. DALE BUTTS.

MR. BUTTS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

JUST A FEW NOTEWORTHY ITEMS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE FINANCE DIVISION.

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A COUPLE OF FOLKS FIRSTHAND HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

>> BEGINNING WITH OUR H.R. DEPARTMENT WE'VE WE HAVE SEVERAL JOB FAIRS, CAREER EXPOS

THAT ARE COMING UP THIS WEEK AND IN THE WEEKS TO COME. >> APRIL 20TH AT T.C. L. FOR PROFESSIONAL OR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS BELIEVE OUR CORPORATE COURTS DEPARTMENT IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT H.R. WILL BE AT BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ON APRIL 21ST.

STILL JOB FAIR SPONSORED BY SOUTH CAROLINA WORKS ON THE TWENTY SIXTH IN HARDY VILLE AT A GOT A FAMILY LIFE CENTER ON THE TWENTY SEVENTH AND BEAUFORT JASPER ACADEMY OF CAREER EXCELLENCE ON MAY 13TH. SO APPRECIATE SCOTT MARSHALL KEEPING THIS UPDATED OF JOB FAIRS AND CAREER EXPOS THAT ARE GOING ON. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THOSE IN ANTICIPATION OF A SUCCESSFUL THIRD AND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE F Y TWENTY TWO BUDGET H.R. STAFF HAS BEEN PREPARING NECESSARY DATA TO EXECUTE PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES AND WE'LL CERTAINLY UPDATE SALARY INFORMATION AS NEEDED. MR MARSHALL ALSO TELLS ME THAT THEY ANTICIPATE THE OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR INSURANCE TO OPEN AROUND MID MAY AND THEY'RE FINALIZING THE DATES WITH THE BENEFIT SERVICES PROVIDER IN OUR LICENSING DEPARTMENT. A REMINDER THAT BUSINESS WHO BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE YOUNG UNINCORPORATED BOUNDARIES OF BEAUFORT COUNTY MUST RENEW THEIR COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE BY APRIL 30TH OR FACE LIGHT PENALTIES.

RENEWAL INFORMATION AND FORMS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO ALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

THE STANDARD LICENSE YEAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA RUNS FROM MAY 1ST THROUGH APRIL THE 30TH.

>> ONE I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THE REST YOUR DEEDS OFFICE ARE COLLABORATING ON OR IS JOINTLY PROVIDING ANOTHER LAYER OF FRAUD PROTECTION BY CONTACTING THE GRAND TOUR OF ANY QUIT CLAIM DEED THAT COMES IN THAT IS NOT PREPARED BY AN ATTORNEY. THAT'S TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DID INDEED CONVEY

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>> THAT THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIZENS. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PROACTIVE LAYER THAT THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS ARE PUTTING IN PLACE THAT AS DEED FRAUD HAS BECOME A REAL CONCERN FOR A LOT

OF FOLKS NOT ONLY HERE BUT AROUND THE COUNTRY. >> OUR PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS NOW TRAINED MORE THAN 30 EMPLOYEES THROUGH THE MEET AND GREET EVENT.

SOME OF YOU HAVE TAKEN TAKEN THOSE EVENTS IN AND THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE LAST MONTH. THERE ARE TWO MORE SCHEDULED FOR REMAIN THURSDAYS OF THIS MONTH WITH A POSSIBLE MAKE UP DATE IN THE FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ATTEND TO THIS POINT. AND THEN A REMINDER THAT OUR SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS THURSDAY. 10:00 A.M. RIGHT HERE IN CHAMBERS.

AND IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. THAT CONCLUDES MY WELL, I JUST PUT YOU ON THE SPOT REAL QUICK AND GO BACK TO THE FRAUD ALERT .

>> YEAH, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM MS. WALLS.

I THINK THAT SHE BROUGHT THAT TO US. AND SO REAL QUICK ON SO EVERYONE KNOWS AGAIN WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT THAT DOES. THIS ONE THIS ONE IS IS THE DIRECTOR D OFFICE PUT IN PLACE A A FRAUD ALERT SYSTEM AS PART OF OUR SOFTWARE ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT WAS VERY POPULAR WITH OUR CITIZENS HERE IN THE COUNTY ARE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THAT'S A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. YOU GET NOTIFIED ANYTIME THAT THAT THERE IS ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH YOU KNOW NINETY NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME YOU'RE GOING TO BE AWARE OF IT. BUT JUST IN CASE SOMETHING COMES ACROSS THAT YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF . YOU GET AN ALERT THROUGH E-MAIL.

THAT'S WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. WHAT IS NOW WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING IS THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THE REST ARE DEEDS OFFICE WORK AND COLLABORATING TO NOTIFY THE GUARANTOR OF ANY TRANSACTION THAT COMES INTO THEIR OFFICE NOT INVOLVING AN ATTORNEY.

THAT'S REALLY WHERE MOST OF YOUR FRAUD COULD COULD TAKE PLACE ANYWAYS IF IT'S A HANDMADE DEED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, IF THAT PERSON COMES BACK AND INDEED SAYS NO I DID NOT CONVEY THE PROPERTY THEN THEY'LL STOP

THE PROCESS. >> RIGHT. >> THAT'S WHAT THIS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTTS EVEN ONLINE. >> BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA ITEMS AND NUMBER EIGHT

[8. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2022, FINANCE DIRECTOR, DENISE CHRISTMAS]

HERE. >> AM GOOD AFTERNOON. OUR YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND TODAY AS IT STANDS. WE HAVE COLLECTED NINETY FOUR POINT ONE SIX PERCENT OF OUR BUDGETED REVENUE AND WE'VE COLLECTED 71 POINT FIVE NINE PERCENT OF OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND TODAY.

CAN YOU WILL SEE THE OKATIE OK . OK.

SO HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS FOR THESE AMOUNTS FOR REVENUE.

WE HAVE EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY AND BUILDING THE

BUILDINGS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. >> SO OUR COLLECTIONS FOR REAL ESTATE AND ALL PROPERTY TAXES ARE COMING IN RATHER STRONGLY LICENSES AND PERMITS.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY LAGGING BUT THEY SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY YEAR END.

I MET WITH ANDREW A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT HER LICENSE AND PERMITS ARE UP

FOR RENEWAL. I THINK THIS MONTH RIGHT NOW. >> YEAH.

SO THOSE SHOULD BE THAT REVENUE SHOULD START COMING IN PRETTY GOOD VERY SHORTLY.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE. A LOT OF THAT FUNDING FROM THE STATE DOESN'T COME IN UNTIL AFTER FISCAL YEAR IN SO THAT SHOULD CORRECT ITSELF BY THE BY THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE CLOSE THE BOOKS OUT AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES REGISTERED DEEDS CONTINUES TO HAVE A RECORD YEAR FUNDS AND FORFEITURES. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UPWARD TRENDING INTEREST RATES ARE STILL LOW SO THEY'RE LAGGING COMPARED TO WHAT WE BUDGETED.

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES THEY ARE INCREASED DUE TO THE SALE OF THE DSM BUILDING.

AGAIN, I THINK HAYS REPORTED THAT BEFORE. SO THAT'S THAT'S STILL OUT THERE AND THEN TRANSFERS AND THEY SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS WELL.

>> SO THAT'S THAT'S OUR SUMMARY OF THE OF THE REVENUE SIDE IF OKAY.

SO IF YOU'D TURN. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

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>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE WE LOOK TO HAVE A SURPLUS AGAIN BUT I'M SURE THAT'S NOT ANY SURPRISE TO YOU ALL REVENUES COMING IN STRONGLY LIKE I SAID.

THE ONE THING THAT'S NOT REPORTED IN ON THE REVENUE SIDE FOR REAL I'M FOR REAL ESTATE AND OTHER PROPERTY TAXES ARE REFUNDS THAT THAT WE'RE STILL PROCESSING AT THIS TIME.

SO THAT REVENUE WOULD GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT. ONCE WE ISSUE THOSE REFUNDS AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? >> YEAH. OH, THANK YOU.

WELL, I LOOK SO YOU ARE WE ARE WE ARE YOU WE ARE AT ONE HUNDRED AND ONE PERCENT OF COLLECTION AND AVALON, TEXAS AND THAT'S 75 PERCENT OF BUDGET THE REFUND.

>> COUNCILMAN GLOVER I THINK THE REFUNDS ARE GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S A DECREASE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHAT I'M TOLD WE HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF REFUNDS THAT WE ISSUE EACH YEAR AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO DROP THAT

PERCENTAGE DOWN. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH UNTIL WE GET THAT REFUND FILE.

>> WHAT IS WHAT IS YOUR PROJECTION NOW OF TOTAL COLLECTION FOR THIS YEAR?

>> THANKS FOR THAT ON THE SPOT. >> SO ANOTHER HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH.

YEAH. AS NADIA AND I HAVE AN IDEA AND IT'S REAL ISSUE ABOUT THIS I

HEAR FROM YOU. >> WAS SO I MEAN MY PROJECTION JUST LOOKING AT THE BOOKS I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN 18 MILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS THIS YEAR.

>> THAT'S JUST I MEAN THAT'S JUST ONLY ONE. >> YEAH.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE HOW CLOSE I AM TO THAT. I GUESS. OKAY BUT IT'S COMING IN PRETTY STRONG YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE SPENDING EVEN THOUGH CUPBOARDS AROUND STILL PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING AND SPENDING AND YOU KNOW EVERY TIME OUR CITIZENS OR ANYBODY FROM ANOTHER COUNTY COMES IN OUR COUNTY INSTANCE MONEY YOU KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING FOR US.

>> IT'S A BAD PROBLEM. IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU COLLECT SO MUCH REVENUE. BUT BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOPPING AND SPENDING IN THE STATE STILL GIVEN MONEY SO. OKAY. YEAH.

THANK YOU. >> WELL ANYONE ELSE IN SO THE REFUNDS WORDS WHERE DOES THAT

COME FROM? >> FROM HOME. EXEMPTION OR OTHERWISE LIKE

THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FORMULA IN THE CALCULATION. >> WELL FROM MY EXPERIENCE AT ANOTHER COUNTY THAT WAS ALWAYS INCLUDING OUR REFUND COMES BUT SAY SAY YOUR PROPERTY IS ASSESSED OR PERCENT AND THEY TAX YOU AT SIX AND MAYBE IT WASN'T CALL IN TIME WHEN YOUR ESCROW CAME WHEN YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY PAID YOUR TAXES THEN THAT 2 PERCENT OF REFUND WOULD

GO BACK EITHER TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY OR TO THE CITIZEN. >> SO THAT'S ONE TYPE OF REFUND. OTHER TYPES OF REFUND LIKE SAID OR HOMESTEAD WHAT IF A CITIZEN PAID THEIR TAXES ON THEIR PROPERTY AND THEN THEY THEY PAID THEM SAYING OH THESE

TAXES. >> BUT IN REALITY MAYBE THEIR PROPERTY WAS SOLD IN AND IT

TAKES A YEAR OR SO TO GET THAT TAX BILL UPDATED. >> AND SO THE RECORDS WEREN'T UPDATED. I MEAN YOU MIGHT HAVE A DECEASED PERSON AND MAYBE THE FAMILY WAS PAYING TAXES AND MAYBE YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNICATION WASN'T THERE AND IT'S JUST ALL SORTS OF SITUATIONS WHERE YOU COLLECT TAXES THEN GO BACK.

>> GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ALSO QUESTIONS MISS CHRISTMAS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME.

[9. UPDATE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR DENISE CHRISTMAS AND INTRODUCTION OF FIXED ASSETS ACCOUNTANT, VINCENT JONES]

I GUESS I THINK. >> YES, MA'AM. MUST GO AHEAD.

OBVIOUSLY FOR ME IN ADDITION INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW FIXED ASSETS ACCOUNT.

SO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE INTRODUCTION? SURE THING.

SO WE HAVE HIRED A STAFF ACCOUNTANT WHO'S GOING TO SPECIALIZE FIXED ASSETS AND

THAT THANKS FOR YOUR VINCENT JONES. >> SO COME ON UP, VINCENT.

>> SO VINCENT, HE WORKED FOR US IN THE I.T. DEPARTMENT AND THEN FINANCE TOOK HIM OVER AND TWO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WERE WHERE HE EXCELLED AND SHOWED INTEREST IN THE FIXED ASSET POSITION WHEN IT WAS OPEN. SO WE PROMOTED HIM AGAIN AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA OF CONCERN FOR THE COUNTY. I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW

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>> MR. JONES, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GLAD TO SEE YOU PROMOTED WITHIN. SO IT'S EXCITING. THANKS AGAIN.

ISN'T I? GOOD AFTERNOON. EVERYONE OF THEM WOULD BE FOR COUNTY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THIS IS ACTUALLY MY THIRD POSITION.

IN BEAUFORT COUNTY DOES GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND MYSELF. >> I'M A 12 YEAR VETERAN THE RECORD. MY FIRST DUTY STATION ON ACTIVE DUTY I END UP BEING TASKED WITH WHAT IS CALLED A ARMORY CUSTODIAN. I WAS A LANCE CORPORAL.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS THAT THAT RANK IS VERY, VERY LOW IN THE MARINE CORPS.

SO SERGEANT GOT RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES AND THEN THEY MADE LANCE CORPORAL JONES BE IN CHARGE OF THE ARMY AND SOME OF MY DUTIES WERE ACTUALLY DOING SITE CHECKS PHYSICALLY DEMILITARIZING THE WEAPONS THAT WE HAD AND HOLDING EVERYTHING ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH.

EACH SQUAD THEY HAD THEIR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WEAPONS OR WHATEVER EQUIPMENT THEY HAD.

AND I WOULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANYTHING ANYTHING WENT MISSING.

I WENT STRAIGHT FIRST STARTING WITH TO DO WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY NEXT COURSE ACTION IS

AND RETURN TO ASSETS? >> OK. SO MUNIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD TOOL FIRM FOR ME IN WOULD USING FIXED ASSETS SO I CAN ACTUALLY MANIPULATE THE SYSTEM TO WHERE WHEN A PURCHASE ORDER IS CREATED . AS LONG AS IT'S TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE IT WILL PAIN IN THE SYSTEM AS A CAPITALIZED ASSET AND IT WON'T BE PHYSICALLY MADE AN ASSET UNTIL THE INVOICE IS PAID OUT. NOW AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT GOING IN THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT BEING MADE IN CAPITALIZED ASSET RIGHT NOW.

SO FROM ANYWHERE FROM NOW UNTIL PREVIOUS IF THERE WAS IF IT WAS NOT MADE AN ASSET I'M GONNA

HAVE TO MANUALLY DO IT MYSELF WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM. >> THERE'S NOT THAT MANY THAT I NEED TO DO. BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.

AND ALONG WITH THE FORENSIC AUDIT, I'VE ALREADY HAD A LIST OF ASSETS THAT ARE BY DEPARTMENT I.T. IS ACTUALLY OUR FIRST DEPARTMENT. I'M GOING TO DO THE FORENSIC AUDIT ON JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO GET BACK WITH US ON A DATE WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA GO IN AND PHYSICALLY CHECK. THEY ONLY HAVE 67 ASSETS THAT ARE LISTED RIGHT NOW.

SO THERE ARE FIRST SO-CALLED GUINEA PIG. >> AND WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT AND THEN FROM THERE I'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE NEXT COURSE ACTION, WHAT WAS GOING ON RIGHT THERE, WHAT WAS GOING WRONG AND HOW DO WE GO FORWARD

WITH EVERY OTHER FORENSIC AUDIT THAT I'M GONNA DO? >> AND GUESS WHO'S OUR GUY? AN ASSET IS WORTH LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND WOULD BE IN THE SYSTEM OR ARE NOT.

>> IT WILL NOT BE IN THE SYSTEM . HOWEVER FOR FOR INSTANCE THE THE LIST THAT I SENT TO OUR TEAM, I SENT THEM TO TWO SEPARATE LISTS.

ONE IS A CAPITALIZED ASSET AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT CAPITALIZED. SO WHEN THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO THE DIRECTOR I SAID HEY THIS IS YOUR CAPITALIZED ASSET LIST. AND THEN THIS IS YOUR NON CAPITALIZED ASSET LIST.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THOSE ASSETS SHOULD STILL BE COLLECTED INTERNALLY JUST IN CASE THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR OWN INTERNAL LIST OF THINGS GO MISSING OR THEY CAN YOU KNOW, TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THEM WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE EQUIPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS FOR

THEIR HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT, THAT KIND OF THING. >> YES, MA'AM.

OK. IF IT'S UNDER 10K YOU HAVE THAT I DON'T HAVE THAT LIST.

OK. THANK YOU PRESSMAN. >> GOOD.

YES. TWO THINGS. WITH THE PHYSICAL ASSETS WILL THEY BE TAGGED? YES. YES.

I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO IMPLEMENT MY ARTICLE WITH THE S ABOUT THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT A BARCODE STAMPS AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED WITH THE HELP DESK MUNIS AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY PUT A PROGRAM ON OUR IPHONES AND I CAN SCAN THOSE.

FANTASTIC. YES. AND YOU KNOW THE PHYSICAL ASSETS THAT'S IMPORTANT BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT WE HAVE. YES. >> OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. EVERYBODY. >> EVERY DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE

BE AUDITED. YES. >> THAT THAT DOES HAVE CAPITAL ASSETS THERE. THERE ARE SOME DEPARTMENTS I'VE ALREADY RUN ACROSS THAT WHEN I RAN MY REPORTS. NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS CAPITALIZED ASSETS.

>> ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL. MR. HOOVER SHOWN GOOD BUT THANK

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YOU. >> GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THE ONE THING THAT YOU SAID THE KIND OF MY EAR WAS THAT THERE'S ONLY 67. REALIZE ASSETS IN THE DEPARTMENT SEEMS TO BE LOW.

>> THAT'S AS FAR AS WHAT I'M TRACKING. YES, SIR.

>> WE HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY SHOULD BE. >> NO, SIR, I DO NOT.

THANK YOU. A JUST THAT FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ANSWER.

>> AND THE QUESTION THAT YOU JUST. SO THAT DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS TEN THOUSAND AND ABOVE AND SO HAYES JUST FOUND AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED BACK IN 2018 ADOPTED 2018 DASH 57. WE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS 5000 OR GREATER.

AND THEN HE CAME ACROSS THIS ORDINANCE. IT WAS APPROVED AT 10000 OR GREATER. SO THAT KIND OF CHANGED THINGS FOR US IN SHRUNK OUR CAPITAL ASSETS LIST TREMENDOUSLY BUT FOR THE I.T. DEPARTMENT. SO ANY ONE ITEM ANY ONE ITEM THAT THAT COST TEN THOUSAND OR MORE IS A CAPITAL ASSET. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT I.T.

YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT ALL THESE COMPUTERS AND ALL THIS EQUIPMENT PRINTERS AND WHATNOT.

WELL, AND YOU KNOW, THE COMPUTER'S NOT AND NOW THREE MORE SO A LOT OF THAT A LOT OF THEIR ASSETS ARE GOING TO BE THINGS LIKE SERVERS OR DRUGS OR.

YES. NO CYBER BUT WE WILL KNOW MORE WHENEVER IT GETS IN THERE AND ACTUALLY STARTS TOUCHING EVERYTHING AND I'M SURE WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO IS HE'S GOING TO NOTICE SOME ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE LIST THAT HE'S GOING TO QUESTION AND THEN THOSE ARE CAPITALIZED. SO OUR ASSET LISTS WILL GROW AGAIN, I'M SURE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING AS WE'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT THESE ITEMS

HAVE NOT BEEN PHYSICALLY TOUCHED FOR YEARS. >> SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PROJECT AND AND YOUR QUESTION IS HOW ABOUT THAT HIP WHITMAN?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE EVER HAD TRACKERS ON OUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT BEFORE THE.

BUT THAT WE HAD TO DO THAT IN ANOTHER CAMERA. AND I'M TELLING YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE EVERY PENNY WE PAY FOR THOSE TRACKERS BECAUSE WE HAD WE HAD THEFT AND WE WENT RIGHT TO THAT TO THAT MOTOR GRADER INTO THAT TRACTOR. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.

BUT IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY. I APPRECIATE THAT. HAVE WORKED WITH THE MARINE

CORPS FOR MANY YEARS WITH REAL PROPERTY ASSETS. >> HE DID KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING

WAS LAWLESS AND IF YOU RAN AN ARMORY YOU CAN SURELY DO THIS. >> SO MR. JEALOUS WAS CHRIS WHAT WHAT'S OUR WHAT'S OUR PLAN MOVING FORWARD? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS AS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT YEAR AND HOW OFF WILL WE GET UPDATES BACK TO US AND SO HOW HOW YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK? HOW DO YOU SEE THAT WORKING, MR. JONES?

>> OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO. AND DENISE AGREES AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EVERY DEPARTMENT WITH A FORENSIC AUDIT BY THE TIME THAT WE DO OUR AUDIT FOR THIS YEAR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HANDS ON EVERY SINGLE ASSET WHETHER IT'S IN THE SYSTEM OR NOT. AND IT'S FEASIBLE. I BELIEVE IT'S FEASIBLE.

AND ONCE WE DO THAT, THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO ENTER WHAT'S NOT IN THE SYSTEM AND THEN RECORD WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF GET THE REAL DEPRECIATION NUMBER OF ALL

THE ASSETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USEFUL USE OF LIFE. >> AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPARE HIS ASSETS HIS ASSETS SCHEDULE AFTER HIS TOUCH EVERYTHING WITH WHAT RISK MANAGEMENT HAS.

NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT WITH OUR INSURANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING INSURANCE ON THINGS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE, THAT THE INSURANCE POLICY ITEMS MATCH OUR ASSET.

EXCELLENT. >> GOOD. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME. BUT WHAT'S WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR THE NON CAPITAL ASSETS? WE NOW REALIZE IT'S 10000 ABOVE WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR THINGS THAT ARE LESS THAN 10 TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE LONG TERM TO KEEP THEM ON THE BOOKS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE ON THE BOOKS BUT THAT DEPRECIATION WILL BE REMOVED SO IT'S NOT REPORTED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT DEPRECIATION. BUT EACH DEPARTMENT WE ARE GOING TO ASK EACH DEPARTMENT TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR OWN NON CAPITAL PAST ASSETS EACH YEAR.

>> AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A YEARLY THING. I KNOW THAT INTERNAL AUDIT DISCUSS THEY SUGGESTED US PHYSICALLY TOUCHING ASSETS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PHYSICALLY TOUCH ASSETS EVERY YEAR. I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR. SO THAT'S THAT'S GOING FOR FEDERAL EVERY YEAR.

COMPARE THE INSURANCE POLICY TO WHAT WE HAVE. MAKE SURE DEPRECIATION HAS AN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MAYBE INSTALL TRACKERS OR ASK WE'RE THOSE TRACKERS WITH THEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND SUCH AND THE BARCODE READINGS YOU CHOOSE.

THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT WE CAN HAVE. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN WALK IN THERE

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WELL, GOOD. >> WE'RE HOPE SO. APPRECIATE YOU, MR. JONES TAKING ON THIS TASK HERE BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT WORK AND I THINK THE THE FOR ME IT'S MORE THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT THERE THAT SHOULD BE THERE AND HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT

FOR THOSE AND LETTING US KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT WITH YOU? >> IN REFERENCE TO IF I HAVE AN ASSET ON A LIST AND IT IS NOT LOCATED I WOULD FOLLOW MY CHAIN OF COMMAND.

>> I'LL JUST GO TO THE KNEES AND LET HER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN FROM THERE THAT'S

OUT OF MY PAY GRADE AND YOUR DON'T HANDLE IT FROM THERE. >> APPRECIATE IT.

YES. LET'S JUST GET RIGHT TO THE OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> MR. JONES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

IT'S CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES, NEW BUILDINGS AND PART

OF THE PROCESS. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING. >> ALL RIGHT.

[10. PRESENTATION FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER DIRECTOR, MARTIN GOODMAN (FISCAL IMPACT: REQUESTING FUNDING OF $40,000 FOR THE 2023 BUDGET]

>> PRESENTATION FROM SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. DIRECTOR MARTIN GOODMAN FOR

THIS YEAR REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE 2023 BUDGET. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

>> WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING IN ACTION. WE HAVE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR BUDGET TRENDS BRACKET PRESENTATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 ARE GOING TO START WITH MR. GOODMAN AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THREE FIRE CHIEFS HERE TODAY. THE OTHER TWO WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BY THIS DEADLINE DUE TO THEIR COMMISSION MEETINGS. SO THEY WILL BE PRESENTING AT YOUR MAY FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE FROM BEFORE DRESS FOR HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH. BUT WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE IS MR. GOODMAN.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. YOU HAD A VERY ROSARIES AND ALSO WITH ME AS PART CAMERON.

>> THAT IS OUR CONSULTANT AND THE HILTON HEAD AREA. SO WE HAVE TWO OFFICES HERE, TWO FOR ONE AND HE'LL HAVE FIRST OF ALL. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU TODAY AND THEN BEYOND THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN UP YOUR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, THE SPDC OR THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

OUR NATIONAL BASIS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS WE DO WE WE ARE PART OF THE SBA AND THAT WE OR A RESORT PARTNER OF SBA. OUR PROGRAM IS A GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM.

SO THE FUNDS THAT MATCH THE FEDERAL FUNDS IN ORDER TO GET THE FEDERAL FUNDS WE MUST MATCH THE STATE THE BANKS AND THE STATE DOES SOME AND CERTAINLY ALL HAVE BEEN DOING SOME FUNDING BECAUSE WELL WE APPRECIATE THAT THE SPDC IS BUSINESS CONSULTING.

WE DO ONE ON ONE BUSINESS CONSULTING ALL OF OUR CONSULTING IS CONFIDENTIAL.

AND THE INFORMATION IS PROTECTED BY FEDERAL LAW. SO OUR CLIENTS CAN COME AND SEE US AND WE CAN DISCUSS THEIR BUSINESS BUSINESS IDEAS WHETHER THEY ARE WHAT WE DESCRIBE, PREVENT OR START A CLIENT ON NEWS OR EXISTING BUSINESS SO THEY CAN FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEIR INFORMATION IS TOTALLY PROTECTED AND ANY CLIENTS THAT WE MENTIONED HERE TODAY ARE ONES THAT HAVE GIVEN US WRITTEN PERMISSION TO USE THEIR NAMES LIKE NO COST.

>> YES. >> AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT THE CONSULTING SERVICES ARE AT NO COST TO TO CLIENTS SO THAT THE WORK WE DO TO WITH THEM AND FOR THEM IS AT NO COST AS MORE OF OUR TRAINING SESSIONS OR AT NO COST AS WELL. WE ARE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNER BEAUFORT COUNTY. WE WORK WITH JOHN O'TOOLE AND DRAW IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THEY REFER CLIENTS TO US AND AND WE TRY TO ASSIST THEM WHEN WHEN THEY REFER THOSE FOLKS TO US. WE HAVE A GREAT MIX IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. PAT AND I SEE BOTH EXISTING CLIENTS ANTURE ON THE NEW.

AND IT IS A LITTLE WEIGHTED HEAVILY TOWARD THE EXISTING BUSINESSES WHERE WE CAN HAVE

THE MOST IMPACT AND THEN WE ALSO WORK WITH THE STATE. >> WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN

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AND THEN I'D DO A FIRST GAME PREPAREDNESS. DISASTER PLANNING TRAINING EVENT EVERY MAY HOURS TO THIS YEAR'S SCHEDULED ON MAY 5TH. IT'S A WEBINAR AND WE GO THROUGH DISASTER PLANNING FOR BUSINESSES AND HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF A DISASTER PLAN. AND ANY IMPACT THAT ANY DISASTER WORDS? WELL, AUTOMATICALLY GO TO HURRICANES HERE. BUT THERE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, OTHER TYPES OF DISASTERS IN BUSINESS FROM FROM FLOODS TO A FIRE.

WE TALK ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTER AND THEN COURSE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE ADD TO THAT THE EFFECT THAT A PANDEMIC MAY HAVE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ONE OTHER THING IS ON OUR WEB SITE

AS WE DO WEBINARS ACROSS STATE. >> THEY ARE ALL RECORDED AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE TO ANYONE TO GO AND WATCH. AND OF COURSE THERE ARE NO CALLS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PAT AND I DO ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH CLIENTS OR FOLKS CONTACT US. WE ANSWER A LOT OF GENERAL BUSINESS QUESTIONS. A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE THAT IN STARTING A BUSINESS WE'RE ANSWERING SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. WE ASSIST CLIENTS UNDERSTANDING LICENSING AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THEM. AND AS IT IS WITH SOME BUSINESSES, IF THEY'RE OPERATING IN THE TOTAL CITY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, THEY MAY HAVE TO HAVE AS MANY AS FIVE BUSINESS LICENSES. SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT AND THEY'RE COMPLYING WITH THE WALLS AND RULES THAT THEY NEED TO GO BY HOW WE ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT BUSINESS FUNDING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HOW THEY CAN GET MONEY TO START AND GROW AND WORK WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS. WE ASSIST CLIENTS IN PREPARING A BUSINESS PLAN AND FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS THAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE THREE YEARS PROJECTIONS.

THAT'S WHAT BANKS. AND IF THEY'RE GETTING SBA PROGRAM FUNDING THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THREE YEAR PROJECTIONS WERE GOOD ASSUMPTIONS AND A SOURCE AND USES PATERNO WAS AN EXCELLENT JOB ASSISTING CLIENTS AND HELPING THEM.

RIGHT. THERE WERE WRITTEN BUSINESS PLAN TO SUPPORT THE LOAN REQUEST IN THE PAST THREE YEARS PAT AND I BOTH HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY WITH BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS. THERE'S A REALLY HOT ITEM RIGHT NOW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE AN EXISTING BUSINESS AND SO WE HAVE HAD SOME SOME SUCCESSES. ONE OF MY MY CLIENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN AN E-MAIL FROM BARRY WILSON WHO RECENTLY PURCHASED MIRRORS TRAINING BACK IN TEAM.

I MEAN BACK IN 2020 AND CONVERTED IT INTO A GRAPHIC FRANCHISE.

HE'S DOING VERY WELL AND FOLLOWING THAT LEGACY OF THAT BUSINESS, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT'S KIND FUELED BY THE FACT THAT THE BANKS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN DOING FINANCING FOR ACQUISITIONS. SO WE ASSIST THOSE FOLKS AND GET AN ANSWER QUESTIONS A LOT ABOUT HOW ACQUISITIONS WERE HELPING THEM STRUCTURE SOME THINGS AS THEY MIGHT NEED IT.

WE ASSIST WITH H.R. QUESTIONS AND WE ASSIST WITH MARKETING HELPING CLIENTS UNDERSTAND MARKETING IN TODAY'S WORLD ESPECIALLY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WEB SITES AND THAT SORT THING THAT'S GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE REACTED COLDLY ONCE ONCE THAT

HIT BACK IN 2020. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR FUNDING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US IN THE PAST YEAR IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED DURING CULVERT . WE WERE VERY BUSY. THE GOVERNMENT CAME OUT AND WAS OFFERING PDP MONEY TO LEND TO SMALL BUSINESSES PAYCHECK PROTECTION PLAN MONEY AND THEY WERE ALSO OFFERING WELL WHAT WAS REFERRED TO AS IDLE EDL WHICH WHICH STANDS FOR ECONOMIC INJURY DEFENSE DISASTER LOAN DISASTER LOANS AND WITH EACH ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS THE

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OUR ROLE WAS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT WEB SITE AND IT WAS NOT AN EASY PROCESS FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE WEB SITE. THE FIRST COUPLE WEBSITES CRASHED AND PEOPLE HAD TO REAPPLY AND THERE WERE. AND THE WAY THE WEB SITES WERE SET UP, IT JUST WASN'T EASY FOR A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO JUST GET ON AND PUT IN A NAME ADDRESS PASSWORD. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS. PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY.

I MEAN THEY HAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR FINANCES AND THEY DIDN'T ALWAYS HAVE THOSE ANSWERS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE COMPLETE BOOKS OR ELSE THEY HAD TO CONTACT THEIR CPA OR THEY HAD TO FIND PAST TAX RETURNS AND THEN THEY HAD TO UPLOAD TAX RETURNS TO THE TO THE TO THE WEB SITE. SO. SO IT WAS WONDERFUL THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING THIS THIS MONEY AVAILABLE TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES BUT IT WAS NOT AN EASY PROCESS FOR THEM TO APPLY FOR. AND THEN AFTER THEY APPLIED FOR IT, THERE WERE QUESTIONS. FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR FOUR WHAT AM I GOING TO GET MY MONEY? AND DID I APPLY FOR IT RIGHT. AND THEY SENT ME THIS EMAIL.

AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, PAT? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SO WE HAD TO HELP THEM TROUBLESHOOT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND WE HAD LONG DAYS, LONG HOURS. WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE WE HAD NEVER HEARD FROM BEFORE PEOPLE PEOPLE WERE CALLING THE SBA OFFICE IN COLUMBIA AND THE SBA AND THEY WERE REFERRING THEM TO US. OUR LOCAL CHAMBERS WERE REFERRING PEOPLE TO.

AND THEN PEOPLE WERE WERE GETTING ON ON THE WEB SITES TO TO LEARN HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FUNDING. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE WEBINAR THEY REFERRED PEOPLE TO US. SO WE WERE WE WERE GETTING EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND.

MARTIN AND I RAN THE PHONE TO EACH OTHER EARLY IN THE MORNING SAYING, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY HOW DID YOU RESPOND TO THIS QUESTION? HOW DO WE WHAT DO WHAT DO WE TELL THEM TO DO BECAUSE WE WERE LEARNING HOW TO DO IT. AND AND SO ANYWAY, IT WAS A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS BUT IT WAS VERY WORTHWHILE. IT WAS VERY REWARDING FOR US TO SEE THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WE HELPED GET THE MONEY WHICH REALLY DID THROUGH, YOU

KNOW, A VERY DIFFICULT TIME AS YOU KNOW. >> I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP IN JUST A FEW THINGS THAT THAT MARTIN SAID POINT OUT WHEN I DESCRIBED TO PEOPLE WHAT WE DO.

I TELL PEOPLE THAT WE'RE PART OF A NETWORK OF BUSINESS CONSULTANTS.

WE'RE IN OUR 50 STATES. THERE ARE CONSULTANTS LIKE US WHERE IN ALL 50 STATES AND WE'RE ASSOCIATED WITH UNIVERSITIES AND ALL THE 50 STATES OBVIOUSLY MARTIN AND I WITH THE USC SYSTEM BUT ALSO CLEMSON HAS A SERVICE STATE COLLEGE ORANGEBURG AND WENT THROUGH IT. SO THERE'S BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIKE US ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND IT IS ONE TO ONE BUSINESS CONSULTING.

WHAT WE TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT DEPENDS IT DEPENDS WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR PLANNING PROCESS.

EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT AND I TELL PEOPLE THAT OUR SERVICES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND AT NO COST TO THEM. I TELL PEOPLE I'M YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK AND I ALWAYS GET A CHUCKLE FROM THAT. THEY LIKE THAT WHEN WE TALK WHEN WE TELL THEM THAT AND I DID HAVE SEVERAL OF MY CLIENTS WRITE YOU LETTERS. I HOPE YOU GOT THEM.

WE JUST PASSED LAST. AND THE THE HANDOUT THAT WAS DISPLAYED UP THERE SOME OF SOME OF THE NUMBERS UP THERE CAME FROM AN AND WE HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THESE THESE DAYS TO TALK ABOUT THESE CLIENTS APPLE APPLIANCE AND HILTON HEAD AND WE HELP CMBS WHICH IS MEDICAL RELATED. THEY THEIR THEIR DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THEY'VE CREATED LOTS OF JOBS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG, BIG SALES THIS YEAR.

THERE WERE LET'S SEE WHO ELSE WROTE O NEW YORK CITY PIZZA. YOU KNOW, I THINK HE HAS SIX RESTAURANTS IN THIS LOW COUNTRY AREA AND IN PAST YEARS IN PAST YEARS ONE OF MY CLIENTS WHO KEVIN MEYER WHO BOUGHT THE HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON SON, HE WROTE A LETTER TO YOU ALL

SEVERAL YEARS AGO SUPPORTING OUR REQUEST FOR FUNDING. >> CHARLENE GARDNER IN BLUFFTON SHE HAS FOUR CORNERS FRAMING. I HAVE HELPED HER SINCE SHE WAS ORIGINALLY IN HER GARAGE DOING FRAMING AND SHE HAS SINCE EXPANDED TWICE AND AND SEVERAL RETAIL AND FLORAL SHOPS AND OTHER RESTAURANTS. SO IN A NUTSHELL, YOU KNOW HOW WE HELP PEOPLE DEPENDS BECAUSE EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT WHO CALLS US. BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF ACQUISITIONS LATELY. WE MAKE APPROACH IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

A LOT OF THE LARGER ACQUISITIONS DISPERSION. WE TAKE A TWO PRONGED APPROACH.

SHE WORKS WITH THEM ON THEIR BUSINESS PLAN. I WORK WITH THEM ON FINANCIAL AND THAT WAY WE WORK CONCURRENTLY SO CLIENTS ON PACKAGE CAN GET THEM QUICKER

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SO WE WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER AND THE CLIENT OR AND THEY AND THEY WILL GET THEIR PROGRAM

TOGETHER. >> AS YOU SEE FROM THE PASS OUT OR THE HANDOUTS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET WE SERVE TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE CLIENTS LAST YEAR AND WE ARE ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH 22 BUSINESS STARTS THAT CAPITAL LETTER THAT IS REQUIRED TO DO ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT CLIENTS INCLUDING THE ACQUISITIONS, THE NEW BUSINESSES WITH A LITTLE OVER FOURTEEN POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT'S BOTH EQUITY AND LOANS AND WITH SOME CLIENTS IN CREATING ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN JOBS IN THE COUNTY.

SO WE HAD WE HAD A GOOD NUMBERS AND THESE IN THESE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE POOR.

THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN FORUM INTO OUR DATABASE SYSTEM IS THE CLIENT HAS TO SIGN A DOCUMENT GIVING US ATTRIBUTION. WE ASSISTED IN AND THAT THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND THEN OUR REGIONAL SUPERVISOR APPROVES IT AND THEN YOU CAPTURE AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT WE WORK WITH SOPHISTICATION LEVELS.

>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT WE WORK WITH EXISTING BUSINESSES.

YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS A LONG TIME. MAYBE THEY'RE THINKING OF BUYING ANOTHER BUSINESS OR EXPANDING AND AND THEN WE WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T A CLUE OF WHAT'S GOING ON BUT THEY HAVE A DREAM, YOU KNOW. AND SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WE DON'T NECESSARILY LOOK TO GET THEM INTO BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY.

BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM? SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED TO START A BUSINESS AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE AND SOMETIMES THEY NEED MORE EXPERIENCE. SOMETIMES THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO WORK ON THEIR CREDIT RATING. THEY NEED TO GET COLLATERAL.

I MEAN IT JUST IT JUST VARIES. SO BUT IT'S ALL SOPHISTICATION LEVELS AND IT'S REALLY REWARDING TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE STARTING SMALL AND THEN WATCHING THEM WATCHING THEM BUILD THEIR BUSINESSES AND REACH THEIR DREAM. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT 22 STARTUPS WERE THERE ANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THERE? WERE THERE 20 YEAR OLDS THAT STARTED BUSINESSES WITH YOUR HELP? MOST OF WERE MORE LIKE WAY MORE TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES, MUCH

MORE RETAIL SERVICE. >> YEAH, YEAH. MOST OF THEM ARE THAT HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THERE BUT A FEW OF THE STARTUPS PEOPLE STARTING THINGS OUT OF THEIR HOME, YOU

KNOW. >> AND I'M DOING THINGS ON THE INTERNET.

YOU KNOW WE HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, WITH MARKETING LICENSING YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ALL THEIR LIFE THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE AND THEY HAVE YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

WE HELP THEM SET UP THEIR LLC MOVING COMPANIES. I'VE HELPED SOME PEOPLE SOME YOU KNOW, THEY THEY HELPED MOVE STUFF AND STORAGE AND THERE AND THEY CAN TEND TO BE YOUNGER DEFINITELY YOUNGER. YEAH, BUT THE YOUNGER PEOPLE USUALLY DON'T HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO GO BORROW MONEY TO BUY A BUSINESS, YOU KNOW OR TO GO YOU KNOW OR TO GO START A STARTED RESTAURANT AND SIGN A LEASE. YOU KNOW THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR ACT TOGETHER YET. YOU BUT BUT YEAH AND THEY BUT

IN ONE AND ONE OF THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IS TO START SMALL. >> SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE STARTS MY LIFE WHEN THEY START SMALL YOU KNOW WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.

>> IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS CAMERA. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME LADIES. GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN. THANK MR GOODWIN.

VIEWS MR. GOODWIN SEVERAL TIMES AND HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY

THANK YOU. >> WELCOME. I PRIOR TO WALK AWAY FROM MY WORK ON THE GOLF FORUM PROJECT . YES.

[11. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET REQUESTS FROM DAUFUSKIE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, SHELDON FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT]

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE ON THEN.

>> I WAS THINKING HEAD. OK. >> SO WE HAVE THREE, FOUR HOUR DISTRICTS WITH US TODAY. WE HAVE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP HERE AND WE HAVE GOT LASKEY AND SHELDON ONLINE. WE'RE NOT GONNA THROW CHIEF CAMP DIRECTOR TO THE FIRE FIRST. WELL, LET CHIEF JONES GO FOR IT WITH SHELDON FOR OUR DISTRICT

CHIEF JEFF JONES. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD.

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I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE SHELDON PARTY'S BUDGET FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY THREE FIRST WANT TO GO OVER TO SPEND IT ALWAYS NINE HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND 398 BENEFITS FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF 320 PURCHASE SERVICES TWO HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND SIX IN SUPPLIES SIX THOUSAND SQUARE OF TOTAL BUDGET ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND FORTY

EIGHT. >> NOW OUR DEBT SERVICE REMAIN THE SAME AS LAST YEAR OF THE

OPERATION IS ACTUALLY ARE THE SAME. >> ALSO THE BIGGEST INCREASED OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR THE SOUNDS WE WENT THROUGH WE LOOKED AT OUR PAY SCALE.

WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT NOT ONLY FOR RETENTION BUT FRUITING AND COME OUT TO ABOUT A 5 PERCENT OVERALL AND WE'VE GOT A QUESTION I ASKED AND ASKED ME THIS TIME SKINNY

ANY QUESTIONS FROM I CAN'T SEE ANYONE ON LINE SPEAK UP. >> I CAN'T SEE IF YOU'RE A

QUESTION. >> ACTUALLY I KNEW THAT QUESTION WAS FLOWING GOOD.

THANKS BUDDY. THANKS FOR THANKS FOR SHOWING UP TODAY AND TALKING TO US ABOUT IT. I'M WONDERING DO YOU PROJECTIONS INCLUDE ANY INCREASES IN IN THE THE MILL VALUE IN YOUR FIRE DISTRICT? YEAH, WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING THAT A LITTLE BIT NOW. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT WE TOOK FOCUS 17 DISTRICT WE'VE BEEN COVERING BUT FILING GET THE TAX FOR THAT AND THAT'S EVERYTHING WITHIN A TALENTED TEAM SIMPLY FOR OUR VERY. THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HAVE DONE BIG ISSUE FOR MARSH JUST LIKE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GROW OUT HERE IT'S FOUR BEDROOM COMMUNITY, NO MORE HOUSE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE A LARGE COMMUNITY.

YOU ARE LIKE MY COMMUNITY BUT GO. >> SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER THAT INCREASE IN THE MIDDLE VALUE IMPACTS IMPACTS YOUR PROJECTED BUDGET AT ALL.

IN OTHER WORDS, REALLY WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO INCREASE YOUR MILL RATES BECAUSE THE MILL VALUE INCREASES YOU GET SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY THAN YOU REALLY NEED.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW THE WAY IS TO GO IN LAST YEAR WE HAD A GOOD MEETING PLACE THIS YEAR WASN'T AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR. BUT I'VE GOTTEN HIMSELF OUT AND I'VE GOT YOU KNOW, TO KEEP

PEOPLE AND TO RECRUIT. >> THAT'S OUR BIGGEST THING THIS YEAR.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YEAH. REMEMBER FLEW WELL IN THIS AREA HAS THE NUMBERS ON THE MILL VALUE FOR THE DISTRICTS IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM HER. AND ALSO I WANTED TO TELL THE COUNCIL THAT TODAY FOR DURING A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU ALL ABOUT PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL OF THE FIRE DISTRICTS TO THE RETENTION AND RECRUITING ASPECT MR. JONES REQUEST.

SO JUST WANT COUNSEL BE AWARE THAT SO THAT YOU ALL CAN BE HERE FOR THAT SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TODAY FOR AN MP. HE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE MILL VALUE.

>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. WELL AND YES, HIS PROJECTIONS DO INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN MAIL

VALUE. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. >> THANKS.

NO PROBLEM ARE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF JONES. >> NO, JUST JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE CHIEF I THANK YOU FOR THE JOB AS YOU AND YOUR FINE MEN AND WOMEN DO FOR THE SHELTON TOWNSHIP FIDUCIARY. AS YOU SAID, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH COMMERCIAL WE DON'T HAVE MUCH COMMERCIAL GROWTH. AND SO US TRYING TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND RETAIN THE FIRE

FIGHTERS THAT WE HAVE AS IS A TASK FORCE. >> BUT MY HAT'S OFF TO YOUR CHIEF AND THE AND THE EMPLOYEES AT SHELTON FIRE DISTRICT. AND SO WITH THE INCREASE THAT WE MIGHT SEE AS IT'S WELL WORTH IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

CHIEF JONES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE NEWLY APPOINTED

CHIEF CAMP BARRETTO AT THE FUNKY ALLEN FIRE DISTRICT. >> GOOD MR..

>> SHE CAN'T READ. OH, HE HEARS YOU THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE.

MAYBE YOU STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> CHIEF. SO HANG ON A SECOND.

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YOU KNOW, JUST BARELY. >> I CAN HEAR YOU. I'M ONLINE AS WELL.

>> WE'RE GETTING NO AUDIO. WE'RE IN THE CHAMBERS WHICH ISN'T YOU CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.

>> HE'S ON. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET

WHY DON'T WE LET HIM WORK ON THAT MORE OFTEN VIA OUR CHIEF. >> CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK TO YOU. GO AHEAD. LET THE BLUFFTON FIRE DISTRICT

COME FORWARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MY NAME IS PAUL BOYD, THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF OF TIME FOR BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DESTROYED BRINGS TOGETHER ITS F TWENTY THREE PROPOSED BUDGET WITH UNANIMOUS VOTING FROM THE

FIRE BOARD. >> THE TOTAL REVENUES REQUESTED THIS YEAR FROM BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRED MR. EIGHTEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND WITH TOTAL EXPENDITURES AT EIGHTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT 562 THE DISTRICT WILL BE SEEKING A ONE POINT FOUR INCREASE ITS RATE AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST IN ITS TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN WHERE WE HAD A HALF A MILLION INCREASE. WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE OUR FUND BALANCE ABOUT THIRTY TWO THOUSAND FOUR AND THIRTY EIGHT OUR DEBT MILLAGE WILL REMAIN THE SAME AT ONE POINT THE ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MR. BALL WHERE YOU PICK IT UP SIX

NEW EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH. >> YES.

>> BLUFFTON IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY SO YES, OUR THEY I ACTUALLY MARK I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I THINK HE I THINK WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

MR. FLYNN, GO AHEAD. ASK THAT QUESTION. THANKS.

I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REASSESSMENT YEAR SO THAT DOES THAT THAT'S GOING TO FIGURE INTO ALL THIS. IS IT GOING TO BE ROLLED BACK LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS THINKING YOU KNOW, I'M NOT 100 PERCENT SURE I THINK ANY SANDERS PROBABLY BETTER SUITED TO

ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> I THINK THE REASSESSMENT IS IN 20, 30, 24, 24, 25 I'M

SORRY. >> I THINK THIS YEAR NO IT IS THIS YEAR BUT IT DOESN'T GO

INTO EFFECT UNTIL NEXT YEAR UNTIL NEXT YEAR. >> I'M SORRY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT.

GET THOSE GET THOSE INCREASES IN NOW. THIS IS RIGHT.

>> ANYBODY ELSE ON LINE THAT HAS A QUESTION? >> MR. BALL, I APOLOGIZE.

YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE IS DEPUTY CHIEF THERE. THANK YOU.

HI AGAIN. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I SAW YOU ON THAT PHONE.

CALL ME LATE LIKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF FOR SEEING NONE.

>> PAUL, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF THOMPSON FOR COMING AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TRY AGAIN WITH CHEAP CHIEF COUNT COMP RATO IS.

CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? CHIEF, I CAN HEAR YOU FINE. >> HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME NOW. WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. I CAN HEAR YOU AS EVER COUNCIL ABLE TO LISTEN. YES. YES.

I'LL GET. GO AHEAD. WE CAN HEAR YOU.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS ON TO OPERATE ON THE NEW ONE LINE. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT E ON THE LAST TWO BUDGET YEARS DID NOT HAVE AN INCREASE PER WRITTEN REQUEST TO ACCOUNT POSSIBLY ON VOLUME AND ACTUALLY DECREASED LAST YEAR WITH THE DECREASE VALUE MODERATE INCREASES. I HAVE NOT RELATED. I WOULD GO SLUMPS FROM RESERVE TIME DID NOT HAPPEN THE LAST TWO BUDGETS SEASONS WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION WHICH WE ARE REQUESTING OR MIDDLE WAY IF CRYSTAL 66 KNOWS THAT SOUNDS OF FORMALITIES A LOT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS ON THIS INCREASED HOMEOWNERS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL 16 HOURS PER 100000 DOLLAR VALUE HOME DIRECTLY TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS HOME NOT ONLY CREATES A FORTY DOLLAR DIFFERENCE THIS WILL BE THE ABILITY BECAUSE BACK BEFORE STARTING WITH OR FIREFIGHTERS SHOW WHICH IS SHOULD APPLY CLIENT TO THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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SMALL FIRE THERE WAS MONEY. >> SO I THINK IF I'M LISTENING CORRECTLY YOU HAD A 5 PERCENT COLA IS THAT WHAT WAS SAID THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BUS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET THEY DID HAVE THINGS LIKE MILITARY VIDEOS AS OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS PER NO.

>> 1 1 MILLION OR TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT RATES WHAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS. SO JUST TOTAL MILITARY WILL GIVE SOME OPERATORS THESE

GROUPS OF THE EIGHTY ONES THOUSAND DOLLARS. >> ALL RIGHT WE HEARD THAT IT WAS FOR EVERY MEAL THEY HATE THERE'S THERE IS AN INCREASE OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SO IF AT FOUR MEALS THERE'D BE EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREASE.

AND I ALSO HE MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN HE HAD TROUBLE HEARING IS A FACT THAT FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR PROPERTY HE'S LOOKING AT SIXTEEN DOLLARS MORE PER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO IF HE WAS TWO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS HE'D BE ADDITIONAL FORTY TWO DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR FOR THAT PROPERTY FOR FOUR YEARS.

SO AGAIN ASSUMING HIM WHEN ADAM FOR EXAMPLE IS NOW. >> MY QUESTION WAS REALLY ON HIS FRIENDS BENEFITS IT WENT DOWN. SO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE WAS A BENEFITS WENT TO THE 1 PERCENT MAKING 24 TO 20 PERCENT OR RETIREMENT.

>> THAT'S NOT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER THE MOON SHOTS. WE WENT BROKE.

IT WAS STATE LAND HEALTH CARE. MORE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO DROP OUT BUT IT PAYS PRETTY GOOD TO BE ABLE TO DEVISE THESE THROUGH FIREFLY. AND ACTUALLY WE HAVE ANOTHER PART OF OUR TIME BETTER THAN THIS. SO THAT WAS FOR POWERFUL AND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN WE DID WITH OUR LESS FOLKS .

MY SHOPPING RUNNING TO MY HUSBAND THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WHAT THE CHIEF WOULD DIVERSE GALLON FIRE MAKE SURE ALL THOSE ARE PERSONNEL BENEFITS NUMBERS ARE ARE CORRECT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE ACTUAL BUDGET ADOPTION PHASE FOR THEM.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE PROBABLY NEED NEED TO GET WITH HIM ON TO TO ASSIST WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU. >> IT'S VERY WAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR SHEEP CHIEF COLORADO SEEING ON. THANK YOU CHIEF FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ARKIN I MIGHT GET A COMMENT. >> I DON'T BELIEVE THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE SEEN TODAY OR THE INCREASE THAT MISS KURTZMAN SAID AT THE BEGINNING.

THE MEETING TOLD US ABOUT THAT THOUGH REVENUES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE EXPECTATIONS IN WHAT WE WHAT OUR PRESENT VALUES ARE MALE RATES.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE BECAUSE OF STRUCTURE AND BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP

IN POINT OF SALE REASSESSMENTS. >> SO I'M HOPING THAT AS THE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD THAT THE INCREASE IN THE MIDDLE VALUE THAT'S NOT PAID FOR IN THEIR BUDGET ACTUAL COLUMN THAT THERE ARE BUDGET WOULD SEE THEIR BUDGET ACTUAL COLUMN THAT THEY'VE GOT THAT THOSE NUMBERS GET ADJUSTED AND AND WE GET A BETTER REAL A BETTER LOOK AT EACH OF THEM NO RATES THAT ARE

BEING REQUESTED. >> I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE I OWN IS IN THAT IN THAT CATEGORY BECAUSE THEY SEEN A REDUCTION IN THEIR MALE VALUE OVER THE YEAR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS QUITE FRANKLY. BUT I'M SURE THE BLUFFTON WILL EXCEED ALL EXPECTATIONS AND MAY IN FACT BE A DRIVER FOR INCREASED IN RECEIPTS THROUGHOUT.

AND QUITE FRANKLY IT'S BLUFFTON EXPLODING THAT'S PAYING THAT'S GIVING US THE EXTRA 18 MILLION

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OF THAT. >> WE'LL WORK WITH THE FIRST GALLIUM FIRE AND MAKE SURE WE

GET ALL OF THIS STUFF ALIGNED WHERE IT'S BLUFFTON. >> I'M WORRIED ABOUT GETTING ALIGNED. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A RATE INCREASE THAT FAR EXCEED BAR SEE WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, MAYBE ALMOST A MILLION GALLONS. YEAH WELL WE'LL WORK WITH THEM

ON THAT AS WELL. >> THE BRING THEM BACK TO US. THANK YOU SIR.

[12. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET REQUEST FROM BEAUFORT, JASPER, HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH]

>> GOOD. ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR LAST PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION OR PRESENTATION AND A FISCAL YEAR TWENTY THREE REQUEST WE HAVE MR. GARDNER FROM B FOR JASPER HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE THE ENOUGH DOWN. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE NEW CEO AT BEAUFORT JAMES. WE HAVE TO COMPEL I'M STEPPING DOWN.

I HAVE SAID THAT AFTER 41 YEARS AS CEO I'D BE FOR JAZZ. I'VE DONE THERE FOR 47 YEARS FOR EIGHT YEARS BUT I INTRODUCED THAT FACEBOOK WHO IS AN EVEN SODIUM WHO HAS BEEN TO

BE A FOOD YES. >> FOR 20 YEARS. SHE CAME TO US AS A PEDIATRICIAN 20 YEARS AGO. SHE WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF OF PEDIATRICS AND SHE WAS MOVED TO THE DIRECTOR CLINICAL SERVICES THEN ACTING CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.

SHE WORN FOUR HATS AND LISTENED TO THAT. SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS A MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE IN BEAUFORT JASPER AND WE'VE HAD IT FOR 13 YEAR STUDENT STUDENTS STARTED A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY IN MESA, ARIZONA.

AND THE FIRST SHE HAD MAZER THEY COME TO BEAUFORT JASPER A CAPPELLA AND SPEND THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR DECEMBER 30TH GRADUATING STUDENTS. WE HAVE 130 30 STUDENTS THAT WE

GO TO SO FAR. >> SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO TURN THE REINS OVER TO NOT FACEBOOK

. >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. SO I KNOW SOME I'VE MET VIRTUALLY OVER THESE PAST YEARS. FAITH OK JUST WANTED DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW SLIDES THAT WE HAVE JUST TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS PAST YEAR HOW IT'S BEEN FOR US AND WHAT ARE OUR SPENDING HAS BEEN LIKE. YOU ALL KNOW US.

WE'D BEEN HERE 51 YEARS. WE HAVE 10 CENTER LOCATIONS. WE ACTUALLY ADDED A LOCATION RECENTLY WITH OUR O.B. DO I PRACTICE WE HAVE 10 SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER LOCATIONS, THREE MOBILE UNITS AND THEN A RANGE OF SERVICES FROM BIRTH UNTIL AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. WE ARE ALL WE ARE LOCATED IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. SO MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH CHELSEA CLINIC.

SOME PEOPLE CALL IT WE'RE TRYING TO CENTER NOW. THAT'S RUTH P. FIELD MEDICAL CENTER WHERE WE HAVE EVERY SERVICE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IS THERE.

THE NEXT IS OUR PORT ROYAL MEDICAL CENTER THAT IS DOWN THE ROAD ON ON RIBAUT ROAD.

THE ONLY THING WE DON'T HAVE THERE IS DENTAL. BUT WE DO HAVE A 2D MAMMOGRAM, ULTRASOUND EXAMS AND X RAYS THERE AND THEN OUR NEWEST ONE IS PORTABLE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW GLENN WERNER.

HE HAS JOINED US. HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT HAS JOINED US AS A PHYSICIAN AND WE PROVIDE OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC CARE AND THEN SOME OTHER SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHICH PROVIDE MAMMOGRAMS AND AND PAP SMEARS. THE NEXT IS ST. HELENA LEROY BROWN MEDICAL CENTER WHERE MOST KNOWN FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM THERE.

AND THEN SHELDON, THE LARGER WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER WHERE WE HAVE DENTAL PHARMACY AND

THEN ALL THE OTHER SERVICES. >> SO IN 2000 21 WE SERVED THIRTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

AND FIFTY PATIENTS WITH 48000 ANNUAL PATIENT VISITS. >> IT'S ACTUALLY STILL REALLY DOWN FROM WHERE WE WERE IN 2019 . WE'RE EXPECTING THIS YEAR TO BE A LOT BETTER. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET CLOSE TO 17000 PATIENTS AND BE ABLE TO COVER SOME OF THOSE PATIENTS WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE. WE HAVE ABOUT 280 EMPLOYEES ON STAFF IN BEAUFORT COUNTY 60 PERCENT ACCOUNTS FOR 60 PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS THAT WE SERVE.

SO OUR TOTAL PATIENTS 60 PERCENT COME FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THIRTY SEVEN PERCENT OF THAT AMOUNT ARE UNINSURED. NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE THE TOTAL CHARGES IN THIS.

THERE'S A LITTLE TYPO HERE. IT'S THAT 10TH 10 MILLION IS FOR ALL CHARGES FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY ABOUT TWO TWO POINT SEVEN MILLION IS THE CHARGES FOR THE UNINSURED AND BEFORE COUNTY AND THESE CHARGES INCLUDE ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED THERE INCLUDING PHARMACY SERVICES, INPATIENT AND BEFORE MEMORIAL WHICH WOULD INCLUDE OUR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SERVICES AND WHETHER THEY WANT TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THIS VALUE AND IMPACT.

SO YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKAGE. BUT WE GET THIS FROM CAPITAL LINK ARE OUR PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION COMPILE THIS FOR ALL THE COMMITTEE HEALTH

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ONE BIG THING THE SAVINGS TO THE SYSTEM AND THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT PROVIDE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE

COMPREHENSIVE CARE BUT AT A LOWER RATE. >> SO OUR COSTS ARE 24 PERCENT LOWER COSTS FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS AND THEN ABOUT AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR SAVINGS TO MEDICAID FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. THREE HUNDRED HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX TOTAL JOBS INCLUDING AT THAT TIME 236 HEALTH CENTER JOBS.

BUT WE ALSO IMPACT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY OTHER JOBS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN THE ANNUAL TAX REVENUES ABOUT 5.5 MILLION. AND THEN THE TOTAL ECONOMIC

IMPACT IS 43 MILLION. >> AND THEN THIS TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PATIENTS THAT WE SERVED. NINETY NINE PERCENT OF OUR PATIENTS ARE LOW INCOME SO THAT MEANS 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY OR LESS. WE SERVE ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF OUR PATIENTS ARE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THEN 83 PERCENT ARE FROM AN ETHNIC LIFE . SO THIS IS HOW IT BREAKS OUT FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY IN TERMS OF INSURANCE TYPE 37 PERCENT OR SELF PAY OR UNINSURED. AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THE OTHER SERVICES MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND THEN SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCES BY AGE YOU CAN SEE BY AGE 16 PERCENT FOR UNDER UNDER 18. BUT THE MAJORITY PATIENTS ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 64. BUT IT PERSISTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OVER THE ENTIRE 65.

AND THEN THE RACIAL AND ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN SERVICE, THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN ABOUT 50

PERCENT. >> OUR PATIENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN.

THAT SAYS 40 PERCENT WHITE BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES A LOT OF OUR HISPANIC AND LATINO PATIENTS IDENTIFY. WHEN YOU ASK AS WHITE AND SO IF YOU THE NEXT SLIDE IS ABOUT 26 PERCENT HISPANIC OR LATINO AND THAT'S JUST IN BEFORE WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE SUMMARY OF CODED WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU LAST YEAR A LOT OF OUR EFFORTS WERE BASED ON TESTING.

>> SO WE WERE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN 20 20 DOING A LOT OF TESTING.

>> A LOT OF DRIVE THROUGH TESTING IN JANUARY THAT SHIFTED TO VACCINES AND WE WERE ONE OF THE I'D SAY ALONG WITH THE HOSPITAL LARGEST PROVIDERS OF VACCINE VACCINES IN THE COUNTY AS WELL IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA. TODAY WE'VE DONE SIXTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR THAT WAS AS OF LAST WEEK. I TO THIS PRESENTATION WE'RE OVER 17000 DOSES NOW. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE EVERY TYPE OF VACCINE PFIZER, MADONNA JOHNSON JOHNSON AND ONE OF THE RARE ONES THAT THAT DO HAVE THAT BECAUSE WE KNEW OUR PATIENTS WE WANTED OUR PATIENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE. WE STARTED OUT WITH MADONNA BUT AS THINGS WENT ALONG THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO GET PFIZER AND THEN JOHNSON AND JOHNSON JUST WASN'T AVAILABLE AND SOME PEOPLE WANTED THEM. THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.

THIS IS A. SO WE DID VACCINE EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTY AND THE ONCE IT'S A CHELSEA MEDICAL CENTER SO THAT'S AN OKATIE WE STARTED OUT THERE BECAUSE THAT WAS WE COULD KIND OF CONTROL THAT THAT AREA AND HAVE PEOPLE COME AND WE STARTED WITH PATIENTS BUT ALSO INVITED THE COMMUNITY. SO EACH TIME WE WOULD HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ABLE TO COME.

WE WENT TO OTHER EVENTS SHELDON ST. HELENA MEDICAL CENTER WHERE WE HAD THESE DRIVE THROUGH KIND OF LIKE WE DID WITH OUR TESTING THESE DRIVE THROUGH VACCINE CLINICS.

AND AS THE TIME WE'RE ON YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU KNOW THE DEMAND DECREASE SOME UNTIL BOOSTERS AND YOU'LL SEE THEM KIND OF POP UP AND THEN IN THE FALL WE DECIDED TO REALLY GO OUT TO THE PEOPLE. AND SO WE WENT OUT TO GO TO AND WE DID SOME VACCINE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF HILTON HEAD . HE EVEN WENT TO SOME RESORTS BECAUSE WE HEARD THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE THERE WHO WOULDN'T NECESSARILY OTHER BUDGET WISE

BE ABLE TO GET CARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE AND VISAS. >> WE WENT TO SEE RESORT.

WE ALSO GOT THE SHELDON MARKHAM A BAPTIST CHURCH. WE WENT TO PIGGLY WEEKLY PARKING LOT AND A BUNCH OF KIDS THAT THAT PARTICULAR DAY OF COURSE PENN CENTER, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HILTON HEAD AND ALSO BLUFFTON. AND SO IN THAT TIME WE WERE ABLE TO DO OVER 3000 VACCINE EVENTS AROUND THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK FUNCTIONAL DURING 2020. WE HAD TO CONSOLIDATE OUR SITES JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND IT. YOU KNOW, HAVING 9 10 SITES AROUND THREE COUNTIES AND HAVING THE PPE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE WERE OUT. BUT NOW WE ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL, FULLY OPERATIONAL.

WE'VE EVEN WE CREATED A NEW POSITION. WELL, I GUESS IT'S NOT THAT NEW WAL-MART HAS THEIR GREETER POSITION. SO WE HAVE OUR GREETERS THAT WERE AT OUR OUR LARGE SITES. WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO TRANSITION SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE AT OUR DOORS INTO THE HEALTH CENTER AND TO DO OTHER TASKS THERE.

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WE HAVE A NEW MOBILE UNIT WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ON THE ROAD TO DO THESE VACCINE EVENTS. IT HAS A MEDICAL SIDE AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SIDE.

WE HOPE TO BE OUT THERE. A LOT MORE COMING UP. RONALD MCDONALD DENTAL MOBILE UNIT NEEDS HELP. IT IS OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE ENJOYED PROVIDING DENTAL SERVICES TO ALL THE ELEMENTARY WAS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY UP UNTIL NOW.

WITH THAT MOBILE UNIT WE'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE BUT DEFINITELY NEED SOME REVAMPING. AND THEN LASTLY THIS JUST TALKS ABOUT MORE RECENTLY WE GOT CULVERT TEST KITS WE'VE DISTRIBUTED OVER 5000 INDUSTRY TO OVER 24000 MASKS.

AND THEN LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TESTING AND ALL THE VACCINE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO NEW THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING. WE ACTUALLY SEND PATIENTS HOME WITH BLOOD PRESSURE CUPS AND WE FOUND THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC WE WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE 4000 PEOPLE. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH.

NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ELECTRONICALLY GET THEIR BLOOD PRESSURES, THEIR BLOOD SUGARS, HEART RATES BEAMED BACK TO US TO A DASHBOARD AND ALSO TO OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.

>> SO THAT ALLOWS THE PATIENT NOT TO EVEN HAVE TO COME IN ALONG WITH OUR OUR TELEHEALTH BUT THEY COULD STILL COME AND THEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WHO ARE HELPING US WITH

A LOT OF THIS. >> I THINK THAT IS GOOD IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ARE.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MR. LOMAX HE'S ALSO HERE. SO IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I CAN GIVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. POLK, THEY DO A FABULOUS JOB.

>> BUT THOSE I KNOW AT ONE TIME BEFORE COBURN ONE OF THE C.R. ONE I THINK ROTARY CLUB HAD A DENTAL. MOBILE. DENTAL.

IS THAT STILL AVAILABLE BOARD THAT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO STAFF.

>> WE HAD FIVE DENTIST THREE HAVE MOVED ON. SO WE HAVE TWO FULL TIME DENNIS AND OUR DENTAL DIRECTOR NOW. SO A LITTLE TROUBLE STAFFING THAT WE'RE HOPING WE HAVE A NEW DENNIS THAT JUST STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO AND ANOTHER THAT SHOULD BE STARTING HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH. SO YOU COULD USE THEM WITH THE MOBILE UNIT?

>> YES. YEAH. WITH ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF I

MAY? >> I MISSPOKE. ON BEHALF OF YOU AND MR. GARDNER. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JASPER COMPO FOR THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AND JASPER AS WELL AS BEAUFORT COUNTY.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE BOTH COUNTIES. DURING THE CULVERT , THE HEIGHT OF A CORPORATE SITUATION BRINGING THE VACCINE OUT INTO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES WAS A GREAT ASSET TO ALL OF THE COUNTIES. AND SO I COMMEND YOU ALL FOR A JOB WELL DONE NOW I THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDED BUT OF 41 YEARS AND I WISH YOU WELL IN FUTURE. ENJOY YOUR TIME AND JUST PIGGYBACK ON MR. DAWSON

COMMENTS. >> MR. GORDON HAS BEEN THERE FOR 41 YEARS IN I WOULD SAY THAT BEFORE JASPER HAMPTON HEALTH HAS PROBABLY BEEN THE BEST KEPT SECRET.

BUT NOW THAT DR. CORKY IS TAKING THE RING AND SHE HAS BEEN KNOWN AS ONE OF THE UP AND COMING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHE'S GONNA TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL BUILDING ON MR. GARDNER WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I THINK THAT WITH DR. POKEY AND THE HANDS RIGHT NOW YOU CAN REST COMFORTABLY.

HIS TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ARE. THANK YOU. >> THANK BACON COOK FOR COMING.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND YET MR. GARDNER WE DO APPRECIATE FROM.

FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY FROM THIS COUNCIL PEOPLE BEFORE COUNTY KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THIS COMMITTEE?

>> IF NOT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. AND MR. ROBIN, YOUR THOUGHTS? I MEAN IT'S OKAY, SIR.

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